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>>Jan wrote:
>>> It is sad that some people can be so narrow-minded. But don't let them get
>>> to you. Just keep enjoying your hobby and join in here again.
>>>
>>> Here's an interesting story about men knitting in prison -
>>> http://www.startribune.com/587/story/1237488.html
>>>
>> A (male) nurse I run into regularly told me he started crocheting when
>>he was an emergency medical technician to fight the boredom of waiting
>>for an emergency. He has made many, many afghans.
>>Madelaine
>I hear that. Sounds like his job resembled the military life. Long
>stretches of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror. Crocheting
>(sp?) is a good way to spend idle time and hold off the boredom for a
>while.

>It is sad that some people can be so narrow-minded. But don't let them get
>to you. Just keep enjoying your hobby and join in here again.
>Here's an interesting story about men knitting in prison -
>http://www.startribune.com/587/story/1237488.html

> Hello,
> I've been lurking on and off for a couple of months here, but this
> subject is a sore one with me as well. My grandma taught me crochet
> and embroidery when I was 7 or 8 yrs old. Quite a few of the people I
> work with are surprised that a *mere* man can do this kind of work.
> One of my co-workers made the statement that "It's not a 'manly' thing
> to do." No accounting for some people I suppose.
>
> So far this year I've done two shawls for my daughters, a pineapple
> pattern centerpiece (36" diameter) for a lady I work with, and am
> working on a cardigan. The cardigan is being done with worsted yarn
> the others were all done in size 10 cotton thread.
>
> It has been interesting and educational following some of the projects
> being done here, and I share some of the frustrations at having to
> frog stitch occasionally.
>
> Bob
>
>
> On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:59:28 -0500, Spike Driver
>
>> Mirjam Bruck-Cohen wrote:
>>> I have stopped long ago , to use this terms as such ,,, in my
>>> [written] lectures i explain the Historical development, the moving of
>>> the knitting between the genders. It might interest you that this a
>>> tottaly Western point of view, our Ethiopian tribe had only Males Knit
>>> and weave , till they came here . In many ASIATIC societies males Do
>>> all the Crafts that are sold, and women do the ones for home use.
>>> Defenitions of Gendral crafts are Culture and Period related.
>>> As to the man who had those strange reactions ,,, i wouldn`t waste my
>>> breath on him.
>>> Our new Exhibition will be about Knitting [ not useful stuff] it will
>>> include Only Lady Artists ,,, no man wanted to join ,,, i was so sick
>>> of writing about the Gendral issue that i only gave it a tiny remark
>>> in my Gallery Paper ,,,, As i find that nowadays i brings to the
>>> surface other SOCIAL ISSUES ,,,
>>> mirjam
>>>> YarnWright wrote:
>>>>> Spike Driver spun a FINE 'yarn':
>>>>>> YarnWright wrote:
>>>>>>> Just wanted you to know that you and Gail and family are always in our
>>>>>>> thoughts and prayers...
>>>>>>> Noreen and Don
>>>>>>> PS, I have a funny MARINE knitting 'story' to share with you, shall I

>>>>>>> it here? Its CLEAN, just a WWKIP day reference with a guy who was aghast
>>>>>>> when we offered to teach him to knit. (he's an IDIOT,
>>>>>> Thanks for the kind words Noreen and Don.
>>>>>> Go ahead tell the story!
>>>>>> Hugs & God bless,
>>>>>> Dennis & Gail
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>> avast! AV: Inbound message clean.
>>>>>> Virus Database (VPS): 000748-2, 06/09/2007
>>>>>> Tested: 6/10/2007 11:44:53 AM
>>>>>> avast! - (c) 1988-2006
>>>>>> http://www.avast.com
>>>>> Spike Driver. . .
>>>>> Jay, who is a realtor and somewhat general contractor (questionable) AND a
>>>>> former Vandy Football player (AND was even on the bench for the 49-ers and

>>>>> Seahawks) was watching us knit from across the street.
>>>>> We invited him to learn how.
>>>>> He responded that it was 'girly'.
>>>>> I responded that I have a friend who is a Marine who knits AND crochets.
>>>>> HE responded that my friend must be more of a man, pause, more of a WOMAN

>>>>> he (Jay) is.
>>>>> I told him I'd bring you back from IL to deal with that unenlighted

>>>>> Had Don been there, he'd've given Jay an earful!
>>>>> I was having too much fun knitting to REALLY get 'into it' with Jay, but

>>>>> (being that Lisa has what I call 'buy-me's" or "after-market" errrrr upper
>>>>> 'parts', I thought it was hilarious!
>>>>> I'm bac, really really bad!
>>>>> Love,
>>>>> Noreen
>>>> That is a good one Noreen!
>>>> Thanks for sharing!
>>>> Dennis
>> Mirjam,
>> I would not waste my time in him. I have knitted and crocheted for so
>> many years the I have heard it all, I think. I quit listening to men
>> that thought it was degrading decades ago.
>> Thanks for the kind thougts Mirjam, you do not have to worry about me,
>> but thanks
>> Your man friend that loves to knit & crochet,
>> Dennis

>Bob,
>Thanks for the kind reply. As you can see I am a true family man, Gail
>and my three children will be the first to say that. Did you catch the
>word after family, no doubt friend. Don't let them bother you, enjoy
>your great hobby and have a ton of enjoyment as I can see you are
>already doing. I will bet your family enjoys your hobby with those
>great hand made gifts! I know my daughter, 2 sons and three grand
>children love there gifts. My wife "Gail", tells every one about the
>gifts I make for her with a ton of pride.
>It sounds like you've been busy. We would like to see a picture if
>possible. I have been doing most of my knitting and crocheting for
>charity the last several months.
>As for frogging I don't even want to talk about it, do you get what I
>mean? :)
>Please check in more often. There is a wealth of knitting and
>crocheting information here and the friendliest people you will ever
>meet. And, I am not the only MAN in the group, as I am sure you know by now.
>A man that knits and crochets, :)
>Dennis
>rdmorg@gmail.com wrote:
>> Hello,
>> I've been lurking on and off for a couple of months here, but this
>> subject is a sore one with me as well. My grandma taught me crochet
>> and embroidery when I was 7 or 8 yrs old. Quite a few of the people I
>> work with are surprised that a *mere* man can do this kind of work.
>> One of my co-workers made the statement that "It's not a 'manly' thing
>> to do." No accounting for some people I suppose.
>>
>> So far this year I've done two shawls for my daughters, a pineapple
>> pattern centerpiece (36" diameter) for a lady I work with, and am
>> working on a cardigan. The cardigan is being done with worsted yarn
>> the others were all done in size 10 cotton thread.
>>
>> It has been interesting and educational following some of the projects
>> being done here, and I share some of the frustrations at having to
>> frog stitch occasionally.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:59:28 -0500, Spike Driver
>>
>>> Mirjam Bruck-Cohen wrote:
>>>> I have stopped long ago , to use this terms as such ,,, in my
>>>> [written] lectures i explain the Historical development, the moving of
>>>> the knitting between the genders. It might interest you that this a
>>>> tottaly Western point of view, our Ethiopian tribe had only Males Knit
>>>> and weave , till they came here . In many ASIATIC societies males Do
>>>> all the Crafts that are sold, and women do the ones for home use.
>>>> Defenitions of Gendral crafts are Culture and Period related.
>>>> As to the man who had those strange reactions ,,, i wouldn`t waste my
>>>> breath on him.
>>>> Our new Exhibition will be about Knitting [ not useful stuff] it will
>>>> include Only Lady Artists ,,, no man wanted to join ,,, i was so sick
>>>> of writing about the Gendral issue that i only gave it a tiny remark
>>>> in my Gallery Paper ,,,, As i find that nowadays i brings to the
>>>> surface other SOCIAL ISSUES ,,,
>>>> mirjam
>>>>> YarnWright wrote:
>>>>>> Spike Driver spun a FINE 'yarn':
>>>>>>> YarnWright wrote:
>>>>>>>> Just wanted you to know that you and Gail and family are always in our
>>>>>>>> thoughts and prayers...
>>>>>>>> Noreen and Don
>>>>>>>> PS, I have a funny MARINE knitting 'story' to share with you, shall I

>>>>>>>> when we offered to teach him to knit. (he's an IDIOT,
>>>>>>> Thanks for the kind words Noreen and Don.
>>>>>>> Go ahead tell the story!
>>>>>>> Hugs & God bless,
>>>>>>> Dennis & Gail
>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>> avast! AV: Inbound message clean.
>>>>>>> Virus Database (VPS): 000748-2, 06/09/2007
>>>>>>> Tested: 6/10/2007 11:44:53 AM
>>>>>>> avast! - (c) 1988-2006
>>>>>>> http://www.avast.com
>>>>>> Spike Driver. . .
>>>>>> Jay, who is a realtor and somewhat general contractor (questionable) AND a
>>>>>> former Vandy Football player (AND was even on the bench for the 49-ers

>>>>>> Seahawks) was watching us knit from across the street.
>>>>>> We invited him to learn how.
>>>>>> He responded that it was 'girly'.
>>>>>> I responded that I have a friend who is a Marine who knits AND crochets.
>>>>>> HE responded that my friend must be more of a man, pause, more of a WOMAN

>>>>>> he (Jay) is.
>>>>>> I told him I'd bring you back from IL to deal with that unenlighted

>>>>>> Had Don been there, he'd've given Jay an earful!
>>>>>> I was having too much fun knitting to REALLY get 'into it' with Jay, but

>>>>>> (being that Lisa has what I call 'buy-me's" or "after-market" errrrr upper
>>>>>> 'parts', I thought it was hilarious!
>>>>>> I'm bac, really really bad!
>>>>>> Love,
>>>>>> Noreen
>>>>> That is a good one Noreen!
>>>>> Thanks for sharing!
>>>>> Dennis
>>> Mirjam,
>>> I would not waste my time in him. I have knitted and crocheted for so
>>> many years the I have heard it all, I think. I quit listening to men
>>> that thought it was degrading decades ago.
>>> Thanks for the kind thougts Mirjam, you do not have to worry about me,
>>> but thanks
>>> Your man friend that loves to knit & crochet,
>>> Dennis

> Bob,
> Thanks for the kind reply. As you can see I am a true family man, Gail and
> my three children will be the first to say that. Did you catch the word
> after family, no doubt friend. Don't let them bother you, enjoy your great
> hobby and have a ton of enjoyment as I can see you are already doing. I will
> bet your family enjoys your hobby with those great hand made gifts! I know
> my daughter, 2 sons and three grand children love there gifts. My wife
> "Gail", tells every one about the gifts I make for her with a ton of pride.
> It sounds like you've been busy. We would like to see a picture if possible.
> I have been doing most of my knitting and crocheting for charity the last
> several months.
> As for frogging I don't even want to talk about it, do you get what I mean?
> :)
> Please check in more often. There is a wealth of knitting and crocheting
> information here and the friendliest people you will ever meet. And, I am not
> the only MAN in the group, as I am sure you know by now.
> A man that knits and crochets, :)
> Dennis
> rdmorg@gmail.com wrote:
>> Hello,
>> I've been lurking on and off for a couple of months here, but this
>> subject is a sore one with me as well. My grandma taught me crochet
>> and embroidery when I was 7 or 8 yrs old. Quite a few of the people I
>> work with are surprised that a *mere* man can do this kind of work.
>> One of my co-workers made the statement that "It's not a 'manly' thing
>> to do." No accounting for some people I suppose.
>>
>> So far this year I've done two shawls for my daughters, a pineapple
>> pattern centerpiece (36" diameter) for a lady I work with, and am
>> working on a cardigan. The cardigan is being done with worsted yarn
>> the others were all done in size 10 cotton thread.
>>
>> It has been interesting and educational following some of the projects
>> being done here, and I share some of the frustrations at having to
>> frog stitch occasionally.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:59:28 -0500, Spike Driver
>>
>>> Mirjam Bruck-Cohen wrote:
>>>> I have stopped long ago , to use this terms as such ,,, in my
>>>> [written] lectures i explain the Historical development, the moving of
>>>> the knitting between the genders. It might interest you that this a
>>>> tottaly Western point of view, our Ethiopian tribe had only Males Knit
>>>> and weave , till they came here . In many ASIATIC societies males Do
>>>> all the Crafts that are sold, and women do the ones for home use.
>>>> Defenitions of Gendral crafts are Culture and Period related. As to the
>>>> man who had those strange reactions ,,, i wouldn`t waste my
>>>> breath on him. Our new Exhibition will be about Knitting [ not useful
>>>> stuff] it will
>>>> include Only Lady Artists ,,, no man wanted to join ,,, i was so sick
>>>> of writing about the Gendral issue that i only gave it a tiny remark
>>>> in my Gallery Paper ,,,, As i find that nowadays i brings to the
>>>> surface other SOCIAL ISSUES ,,,
>>>> mirjam
>>>>> YarnWright wrote:
>>>>>> Spike Driver spun a FINE 'yarn':
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> YarnWright wrote:
>>>>>>>> Just wanted you to know that you and Gail and family are always in
>>>>>>>> our
>>>>>>>> thoughts and prayers...
>>>>>>>> Noreen and Don
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> PS, I have a funny MARINE knitting 'story' to share with you, shall I
>>>>>>>> share
>>>>>>>> it here? Its CLEAN, just a WWKIP day reference with a guy who was
>>>>>>>> aghast
>>>>>>>> when we offered to teach him to knit. (he's an IDIOT,
>>>>>>> Thanks for the kind words Noreen and Don.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Go ahead tell the story!
>>>>>>> Hugs & God bless,
>>>>>>> Dennis & Gail
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>> avast! AV: Inbound message clean.
>>>>>>> Virus Database (VPS): 000748-2, 06/09/2007
>>>>>>> Tested: 6/10/2007 11:44:53 AM
>>>>>>> avast! - (c) 1988-2006
>>>>>>> http://www.avast.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Spike Driver. . .
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jay, who is a realtor and somewhat general contractor (questionable)
>>>>>> AND a
>>>>>> former Vandy Football player (AND was even on the bench for the 49-ers
>>>>>> and the
>>>>>> Seahawks) was watching us knit from across the street.
>>>>>> We invited him to learn how.
>>>>>> He responded that it was 'girly'.
>>>>>> I responded that I have a friend who is a Marine who knits AND
>>>>>> crochets.
>>>>>> HE responded that my friend must be more of a man, pause, more of a
>>>>>> WOMAN than
>>>>>> he (Jay) is.
>>>>>> I told him I'd bring you back from IL to deal with that unenlighted
>>>>>> comment!
>>>>>> Had Don been there, he'd've given Jay an earful!
>>>>>> I was having too much fun knitting to REALLY get 'into it' with Jay,
>>>>>> but DID
>>>>>> get a GOOD snicker in by adding, maybe LISA (his wife) is MAN enough to
>>>>>> knit!
>>>>>> (being that Lisa has what I call 'buy-me's" or "after-market" errrrr
>>>>>> upper
>>>>>> 'parts', I thought it was hilarious!
>>>>>> I'm bac, really really bad!
>>>>>> Love,
>>>>>> Noreen
>>>>>>
>>>>> That is a good one Noreen!
>>>>> Thanks for sharing!
>>>>> Dennis
>>> Mirjam,
>>> I would not waste my time in him. I have knitted and crocheted for so
>>> many years the I have heard it all, I think. I quit listening to men that
>>> thought it was degrading decades ago.
>>>
>>> Thanks for the kind thougts Mirjam, you do not have to worry about me, but
>>> thanks
>>> Your man friend that loves to knit & crochet,
>>> Dennis